Strides are being made by the Norfolk County Council to harness the benefits of up-and-coming renewable energy sources with their recent decision to create a renewable energy company owned by the Council. The company will start by installing solar panels on council buildings, but it seems more than likely that the success of this will lead to their expansion into the development of ground and air source heat pumps in Norfolk.
With the cuts to the feed-in Tariffs which help prospective solar panel owners, the popularity of heat pumps looks to take over. Air source heat pumps can extract heat from any air above absolute zero, which means that in any weather it can use the heat from outside to heat your home and water supply. Ground source heat pumps can give you the same benefits, drawing heat from beneath the ground without disturbing the ground stability. It can also cool the house as well, acting as a sophisticated temperature control system.
With backing from the Council there could be more incentives for housing associations and public bodies to make more use of the heat pumps. While this may not immediately seem to affect you personally, with corporate and public support for the heat pumps industry it can blossom, such that the developers can improve the efficiency and decrease the cost of heat pumps in Norfolk. Then you can afford the improved benefits of heat pumps in your own home!
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